Dev Update - The Tower City of Shavanath

After posting last time about the battle mechanics of Rain Tactics, wanted to give a bit more info about the lore of the game and its world setting.

Picture: preview of the new Shavanath navigation screen, with 3 SEN lines displayed

1. Overall game setting Rain Tactics takes place in a futuristic, cyberpunk world where large corporates emerged as the main organizing units of societies. Globalization of trade and international information exchange have grown exponentially. But culture and values remain mostly dictated by the ruling corporates in place, who wage a constant economic war between them.

   With time, magic which was once hidden to the crowd have now been unearthed with the resurgence of long forgotten deities who have decided to take an active part to the restructuring of the world. As such, the game follows Winter, an invincible god whose impact on the world has once been tremendous in shaping the rise and fall of civilizations.

2. The Tower City of Shavanath - a short history: The city of Shavanath, located in an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, is one of the few places that managed to escape the rule of the AAA corporations. This uniqueness is the result of the arrival of the mysterious Lady of the Dark, who engulfed Shavanath in a mist of darkness and propelled the construction of what is now an independant Tower City, some seventy years ago.

   The city is today considered a "neutral state". Its borders are open to all who accept to abide by the Mistress' rules. And most foreign corporations have setup local branches to capture a share of this 50 mn people market.

3. The main suburbs of Shavanath: Modern Shavanath is today structured in three main suburbs.

   The Slums constitute the lowest section of the tower city. One could typically describe them as a collection of low-life quarters where resides the workforce which maintains the city and handles its logistics. Most of these operations are unofficially managed by the Red Dragons, a local mafia gang.

   The Circle makes up the opulent suburbs that constitute the main part of the Tower. From luxurious resorts to trendy bars and fashion streets, The Circle boasts all the entertainment & services the wealthy citizens of Shavanath can dream of. Today, most of them are either working for a corporate local branch or for the powerful town administration office.

   Finally the top of the Tower City is dedicated to the Inner Sanctum, where the Mistress is said to be residing and where lies the Heart of Dark. This section of the city is off-limit to regular citizens - only a few privileged have ever set foot there. The Mistress having not been seen in decades, some say she never existed in the first place and is just a construct from the town administrators to ensure the city cohesion and rule of law. But this is probably just a despicable rumor spread as part of a corporate scheme, as who could deny the power of the Dark over the city?

4. Exploring Shavanath in Rain Tactics Winter has undergone a long journey in order to reach Shavanath and seek an audience with the Lady of the Dark. Unfortunately, Winter will have to go through various parts of the city to reach the Inner Sanctum. For that purpose, the player will get access to the Shavanath Elevator Network - or S.E.N - to quickly navigate through the city. But the Network connections are not open to all, and so access will have to be gained. Sometimes by force.

So that concludes this brief intro to the overall setting of Rain Tactics. Next chapter, will come back with some update around the demo and what it will contain!

Thanks to all of you for your support.

Ervya

Picture: screenshot of Eden's Garden, a sanctuary for dreamers, rebels, and well-hidden secrets, nested in the middle of Shavanath's Circle